Archive for February, 2010

Coldwell Banker Unveils ‘Blue Matter,’ New Real Estate Blog (RISMedia Real Estate News)

RISMEDIA, March 1, 2010—Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has just launched Blue Matter , a real estate blog that will feature many different voices on important real estate industry issues, the company announced. Contributors include Jim Gillespie, President and CEO, Mike…
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Coldwell Banker Real Estate Launches Spring Marketing Campaign Highlighting Sales Associate Expertise (RISMedia Real Estate News)

RISMEDIA, March 1, 2010—As home buyers move into the market to take advantage of the extension and expansion of the federal homebuyer tax credit, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has unveiled its 2010 marketing campaign, intended to highlight the accessibility…
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Do You Need Sales Skills to Be Effective at Real Estate Prospecting?

Here’s an inescapable truth that you already know: To convert a lead you need to sell. Here’s a truth you may not know: The traditional ways you’ve been taught to sell actually create resistance, making it more uncomfortable for you to convert leads.
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Launch of TweetMeHomes.com Aggregates and Distributes Local Real Estate Listings Through Twitter and Mobile Devices (PRWeb)

The March 1, 2010 launch of TweetMeHomes offers a one-stop solution for both real estate agents and home buyers on Twitter. Home buyers can now track the latest real estate listings and homes for sale by city, and receive the new listing alerts through Twitter and mobile devices. Realtors can easily distribute their listings on [...]

Federal Land bullish on real estate sector (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Federal Land Inc., the property development arm of tycoon George Ty’s Metrobank group, plans to double its capital spending this year given a more upbeat outlook on the real estate sector.
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RISMedia to Introduce the Real Estate Social Marketing System(sm) at Upcoming Real Estate Social Media Summit (RISMedia Real Estate News)

RISMEDIA, March 1, 2010—John Featherston, CEO and publisher of RISMedia and chairman and co-founder of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, announced today that RISMedia and 1parkplace, under the direction of Allan Dalton, chief marketing officer of RISMedia and…
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Real estate market in stage of stabilization (The Desert Sun)

Price dictates most moves in today’s real estate market.
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Real estate businesses see workload increase (Nevada Appeal)

Residential real estate brokerages and their suppliers - everyone from mortgage companies to home inspectors - aren’t leaping to add staff even though the number of home sales is up strongly. The Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors reported last week that the 346 home sales closed in Washoe County during January marked a 49 percent increase [...]

02.28.10: People in Real Estate (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)

CORPUS CHRISTI —San Patricio County Association of Realtors: Top Realtors for November include Lynn Johnson Realty, Rockport: Alex Johnson and Alissa Spears; Underbrink Real Estate, Orange Grove: Sabra Underbrink; Century 21 Lee, Ingleside: Debra Hester; Coldwell Banker, Ron Brown Co., Ingleside: Donna Pancoast. Top Realtors for December include: Lynn Johnson Realty, Rockport: Alex Johnson and [...]

New real estate office opens in South Lake Tahoe (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

Realtor Jill Sanders has opened Tahoe Home Link, a boutique real estate office at 3339 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite 4. The office offers lakefront views. The office is inviting the public to an open house at 4 p.m. March 4 for catered appetizers. The company offers 20 years of past lending experience as well as [...]